ARLINGTON -- Since the Rangers hung football-worthy numbers on the scoreboard Saturday night, it’s fair to re-use former NFL coach Dennis Green’s famous tautology: the Rangers were who we thought they were in a 10-0 rout of the Guardians.

When this season began, manager Bruce Bochy and his staff and front office expected the Rangers to win games by outslugging opponents the way they did in their World Series championship season two years ago. SLG was supposed to be in this team’s DNA. Instead, they have found themselves in game after game in which their starting rotation pitched masterfully only to lose when their offense sputtered.

But both aspects of the game were highlights Saturday. Rookie righty Jack Leiter had the best start of his Major League career, striking out a career-h

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